Therapeutic application of ultrasound: Contrast-enhanced thrombolysis in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction; the Sonolysis study

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 200-205

  Slikkerveer, J ^a   Veen, G ^a   Appelman, Y ^a   van Royen, N ^a   Kamp, O ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Facilitated PCI; Microbubbles; Myocardial infarction; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; PERFLUTREN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART DEATH; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MICROBUBBLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THERAPY EFFECT; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 79955441868     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-011-0100-x     Document Type: Article

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